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2023 Six Rivers National Forest Lightning Complex & Redwood Lightning Complex

Saturday, September 2, 2023 – 9:00 a.m.

Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team 1

Dan Dallas, Incident Commander

Information Phone: 530-536-0767

Email: 2023.lightningcomplex@firenet.gov

Information Staffing Hours: 8 am to 8 pm

Current Situation: Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team 1 assumed command of the incident consisting of 19 fires at 6:00 am this morning. The Hancock Fire has been transferred to the Klamath Complex for logistical efficiency. The 19 fires on this incident total 16,478 acres and overall containment is 20%. Please note we have a new Facebook page at www.facebook.com/2023SRFRedwoodLightning .

Redwood National and State Parks Area Fires

Bridge Ridge (17 acres), Devil (12 acres) and Glen (0.1 acres) are 100% contained and in mop up and patrol status.

Lost – 55% contained, 722 acres. A combination of direct and indirect suppression tactics are being utilized to contain the fire between the mainstem and middle forks of Lost Man Creek and Holter Ridge. CALFIRE is assisting to keep this fire as small as possible.

Hoopa Area Fires

Lone Pine – 90% contained, 1,684 acres. Unused hoseline is being rehabbed and returned to supply.

Orleans and Somes Bar Area Fires

Pearch – 4,486 acres. Firing operations utilizing the Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) continue. Structure Protection crews are working 24-hour shifts, while Structure Assessment Teams have been assessing structures in the Somes Bar area. Firefighters continue to use full suppression strategies to protect values at risk including human life, communities, cultural improvements, and critical infrastructure.

Mosquito – 2,447 acres. Fire activity is minimal and mop up operations are in progress.

Bluff #1 – 1,993 acres. There is very minimal fire activity and mop up continues today.

Creek (8 acres), Flat (2 acres), Iron (20 acres), Blue Creek 0.1-acres), Big Foot (0.8 acres) are all 100% contained and in patrol status.

Monument (2 acres), Merrill Mountain (2 acres), Blue Creek 2 (2,898 acres), Marlow (1,491 acres), Let er-Buck (73 acres), Copper (619 acres) are currently unstaffed due to difficult terrain, firefighter safety, and other higher priority fires.

Evacuations: There are evacuation warnings in the areas listed below, but no actual evacuations currently. Anyone in an evacuation warning area should be prepared for potential evacuations, including packing personal supplies, and arranging overnight accommodations. Be ready to go at a moment's notice.

Pearch Fire Evacuation Warnings: Zone HUM-E009 (Southeast of the Klamath River in Orleans); Zone HUM-E008-B (Community of Orleans, west of Klamath River. East of Crawford Creek, including Orleans proper). Hwy 96 and Red Cap Road along the east bank of Klamath River, south from Salmon River, east to Orleans Mountain. Approximately 243 residents live in these two zones.

Siskiyou County Evacuation Warnings: Zone SIS-1701: NORTH of Monte Creek Road, SOUTH OF Camp Three Road, EAST OF Camp Three Road, WEST OF Wooley Creek Trailhead. Also zones SIS-1402, SIS-1515, and SIS-1518.

Weather: Clouds and showers will persist across the region today. There is a slight chance for a few thunderstorms especially along the ridges that could bring gusty and erratic winds. Rainfall amounts will generally be less than 0.25 inches. Temperatures will be in the mid-60s to low 70s.

Closures

Six Rivers National Forest: Area and campground closures are in effect on portions of Six Rivers National Forest. They can be found at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/srnf/notices/?cid=FSEPRD1096395 .

Redwood National Park and State Park: There are multiple closures in the parks due to several fires, including closures in the Lost Man area. For a full list of closures and impacts, please visit: www.nps.gov/redw/planyourvisit/conditions.htm .

Alert Notifications

ZoneHaven/Genasys for map and zone identification: https://protect.genasys.com .

Humboldt County Residents Register for Humboldt Alert Notification: www.humboldt.gov/alerts

Siskiyou County Resident Register at Code Red Alert Notification: https://public.coderedweb.com/CNE/en-US/6F327CCDFFFD .

Fire Information Contacts

Phone: 530-536-0767 | Email: 2023.lightningcomplex@firenet.gov

InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident-information/casrf-2023-srf-lightning-complex

Facebook: www.facebook.com/2023SRFRedwoodLightning

Redwood National and State Parks Information Hotline: Phone: 707-464-6101

https://www.nps.gov/redw/planyourvisit/conditions.htm

Hoopa Information Hotline: Phone: 530-618-2995 | Email: serene.oes@gmail.com

More Fire Information Links: www.linktr.ee/srffirepio